I completely understand OO concepts like Classes, Instances, Inheritance
and so forth.What I don't understand is AS3 syntax. ie, how to make a
simple example of a SimpleButton in AS. Its not a matter of whether I
can use a Button instead, I know I can do that, I'm trying to figure out
a SimpleButton.
Battershall, Jeff wrote:
>
> Let's keep it simple. Just importing mx.controls.Button isn't going to
> make the statement new SimpleButton() return anything BUT an instance of
> SimpleButton.
>
> My advice: skip SimpleButton. Replace SimpleButton with Button. It will
> work.
>
> What you're having problems with is basic OO stuff, not Flex/Flash. I'd
> spend some time getting more facile with OO concepts like Classes,
> Instances, Inheritance and so forth. Then you'll have an easier time.
>
> Jeff
>
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> Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Simple SimpleButton 2nd try
>
> 1) I don't understand what you mean because the code below says " import
>
> mx.controls.Button" NOT "OT flash.display.SimpleButton"
>
> 2) I really really wish I could find something to study, I've got half
> dozen books and I look at the language ref all the time but ther seems
> to be a rule against simple examples that make any sense. For example,
> there is no simple example of a SimpleButton on the SimpleButton page.
> Not even close.
>
> Battershall, Jeff wrote:
> >
> > Hello?! If the code you're prsenting is what you're doing, you're
> > still doing the same thing. You need to import mx.controls.Button and
> > add THAT, NOT flash.display.SimpleButton.
> >
> > new SimpleButton() gives you an instance of SimpleButton not an
> > instance of Button. Button will work with addChild, but SimpleButton
> > will not.
> >
> > I think you need to spend a little time studying the inheritance
> > heirarchy of Flex vs. Flash. You are trying to unsucessfully co-mingle
>
> > them.
> >
> > Jeff
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> > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Simple SimpleButton 2nd try
> >
> > Thanks for your reply
> > I tried that and I get the same error
> > TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert
> > flash.display::[EMAIL PROTECTED] to mx.core.IUIComponent. <?xml
> > version="1.0"?> <mx:Application
> > xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
<http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>
> <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>>
> > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>
<http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>>>"
> creationComplete="onComplete()">
> > <mx:Script>
> > <![CDATA[
> >
> > import mx.controls.Button
> > public function onComplete():void
> > {
> > var newButton:SimpleButton = new SimpleButton();
> > this.addChild(newButton); }
> >
> >
> > ]]>
> > </mx:Script>
> > </mx:Application>
> > Battershall, Jeff wrote:
> > >
> > > I think you want to add mx.controls.Button which inherits from
> > > UIComponent vs. flash.display.SimpleButton, which does not. You're
> > > kinda confusing the Flex framework with the Flash Player API.
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
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> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Simple SimpleButton 2nd try
> > >
> > > Please ignore the first post, this has a correction
> > >
> > > How do I add the button to the application?
> > > addChild does not seem to be available
> > > this->addChild(
> > >
> > > newButton); and addChild(newButton) both produce
> > > TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert
> > > flash.display::[EMAIL PROTECTED] to mx.core.IUIComponent.
> > >
> > > <?xml version="1.0"?>
> > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
<http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>
> <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>>
> > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>
<http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>>>
> > > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>
<http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>>
> <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>
<http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>>>>
> > > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>
<http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>>
> <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>
<http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>>>
> > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>
<http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>>
> <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>
<http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml>>>>>"
> > > creationComplete="onComplete()">
> > > <mx:Script> <
